Label-affixing apparatus



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LABEL AFHXLNG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY l, 1919.

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LABEL ALFLXLNG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I. 1919.

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Ccm .4i/5" ArroRNEY' UlTED STA'liEii WINCENT KWASIS, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

LABEL-AFFXING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented ,Aug 31, 1920.

Application flledMay 1, 1919. Serial No. 293,958.

To all whom t may conce/m.'

. Be it known that l, llVrNenN'r Kwasrs, a-

citizen of Russia, residing at Newark, county of lilssex and State ot New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful lmprove ments in Labol-Atlixing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus tor aiiixing labels and is particularly designed for applying labels to bread loaves.

The principal object oi' the invention is to provide a manually7 operated apparatus carrying the labels in a rolled strip and dispensing them singly in such manner as to adhere to the surface upon which they are applied.

rlhis object is attained by the novel construction and combination oli parts hereinafter described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part ot this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a label aixing implement made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view oi' the same, the side being broken away in order to disclose the construction.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig.. 4; is a tragmentaryview taken substantially on the same line, showing the front portion of the apparatus, the parts being in a different position.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a 'fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is another side elevational view, similar to Fig. 2, showing the parts in a different position and indicating the manner ot operation, and

Fig. 8 is another longitudinal sectional View similar to Fig. 3 but showing a modified form of construction.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 15 indicates a square tubular handle open at the bottom, and provided with a curved lateral hand guard 16, engageable with the digit finger of the operator, while upon the other side is a similar curved guard 17, engageable by the thumb so as to guide the operators hand in obvious manner,

The forwardly extending portion of the handle 15 merges into side trames 18 and 19, both being extended below the level of the handleelement 15, the upper wall 30 of which extends partially over the side plates, the outer plate 18 of which is turned to ilorm an end 21 and then outwardly at 22, where it is secured to the inner' plate 19 by screws or like fastenings, thus forming a rigid rectangular' hollow frame.

Attached to the opposite side plate 19 is an angular element 23 formed with the thumb guard 17, and merging into a plate 24, disposed parallel with the plate 19, and then bent at a right angle inward, as at 25, where it is secured to the angular extension 2G of the plate 19.

A. lever' having a hub 28 is pivotally mounted upon the shank ot a bolt 29, fixed in the side plates 18 and 19, the lever having extending ends, respectively 3() and 31, to the former of which is attached a strip 32, having an extending portion 33, terminating in an angular element Bil, adapted to be received within the hollow handle 15 when the lever is drawn up by an operator, as best shown in Fig. 7.

The opposite end 31 of this lever is forked to receive the upturned angular end of link 35,Y pivotally engaged within the forks by a pin 36. The outer end of the link 35 is pivoted on the bolt 38 with the lower end of a lever 40, pivoted at its outer end on a bolt ll1, the head oii which passes through the inner side plate 19, its point extending through an opening formed in the outer plate 18 and fixed in a raised casing l2 extending laterally outward from the plate 18, with which it is firmly engaged.

The casing L12 extends downwardly alongside the plate 18 for a considerable distance, and acts a keeper for the lower end 114 of a helically coiled spring 15, surrounding the body of the bolt, the opposite end 46 of the spring engaging with a bent clip 47, formed on the upper edge of the leverdO, the eiiect of the spring being to normally maintain the handle in the position shown in Fig. 2.

Rotatably engaged upon the body of the bolt 29 is the outer end of another lever 50, the same extending toward the front and pressed. normally downward by the effect A rolled strip of paper 60, uponY which is printed the labels to be affixed, is loosely mounted upon a spindle 61, the spindle hav-` ing a collar 62, adapted to make contact with the outer surface of the plate 24, its inner end being rotatably mounted in the plate 19 sorthat the roll is positioned within the space therebetween.

The extending end of the spindle 61 is held in engagement by a spring clip G8, mounted upon the pin G4, the clip having an extending portion 65', acting in the manner of a handle by which its slotted portion 66 may be raised, permitting the spindle to be withdrawn, thus providing means whereby the roll may be renewed or changed in an easy and expeditious manner. p

The paper strip is directed downwardly passing under a guide pin 68, over the bottom plate 69, formed withthe raised elements 70, attached to the plates 19 and 24 respectively, the extending end of the strip being held downward by inwardly extending channel shaped guides 71, having raised in-V ner edges 72, turned up at their front ends 73, so that the paper may be easily guided therebelow, and presenting a space 75, between their inner adjacent edges. i

As best illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 8 and 7, the lever 50 carries intermediate its ends a transverse stud or pin 52 to the outer end of which the upper. end of a narrow plate or strip 79 is secured by guiding the material of said strip around theV pin. T his plate 79 has intermediate its ends, an opening through which the end of a spring 81 is passed from below to engage and kpress against its upper face, while the other end of Y the spring is coiled around the pin 52 and is then secured at a certain distance from said pin to the lever 50. A paper feeding finger 80 is secured to the lower end of the plate 79 and presses with its free end against the outer strip which rests upon the plate 69. Upon the operation of lever 31, the lever 50 will be depressed taking along thepin 52 and plate 79 pressing with its vlinger upon the paperfstrip so that the same will be fed one step upon each operation of lever 31.

Another spring 85 is coiled about a bolt 86, engaging between the plates 19 and 24, one end 87 of the spring being; secured. in al clip 88, formed with the plate 24, while the other end 89 extends toward the front of the implement and is received in a central recess 90, formed in a 'sliding head 91, lixed to a vertical plate92, having teeth or serrations 98, at its lower extremity, and guided to operate vertically between guides 94 and 94, secured upon the inner sides of the walls 19 and 24, the toothed plate being adapted to shear the extending end of the paper strip over the square outer 'edge of the bottom plate 69, the same registering with the plates 118, carried by their'angular elements 119.

A pair of spring prongs or fingers 95, are secured to the front plate 25 extending'into the space rearward therefrom, above the level of the bottom plate 69, and adapted to contact therewith are a pair of pins 96 rigidly engaged .in the block 91, thereby cushioning the cutter head, when forced downward by the' spring 89.

An extending plate finger 98, is formed with a strip 99, rigidly secured to the front of the plate and which operates to press the label firmly upon the article to which it is applied, the finger moving with the Vcutter plate 92.

Projecting laterally from the block 91 is a block 100, having an angular upper surface 101, and a level lower surface, adapted to be forced upward by the lifting toe 57 of the lever 50, when the latter is raised.

The lower surface of the block 100 is also normally engaged by a detent, 102, carried by a iat spring 108, fixed upon a block 104, attached to the rear side of the plate 21, Vand formed with the spring 103 Yis a'curved upper guiding edge normally pressing against the angular face of the block.

Formed with the lever 40 is anextending arm 108 adapted, when a handle 88 is raised, to make contact with the inner side of the detent 102, pressing it toward the front and releasing the block 100, which is then forced down, due to the 4effect of the spring 85, causing the paper strip to be severed, and forcing the same upon the surface of the article to be labeled.

ln order to prevent a retrograde movement of the paper strip, when ithas been advanced by the spring finger 80, a pair of spring fingers 110, are .adapted to press the paper strip tightly downward upon the plate 69, immediately adjacent to the path of the knife 92, these spring fingers being formed with a thin spring plate 112, bent around a bolt 114, extending between the partition plates 19 and 24, the extending rear end 115 of thercoiled plate being held by a rod 116, secured by the rivet 117, to one of the plates 70, the arrangement being such that the spring fingers 110 areforced downward at all times, while they are sopositioned as to prevent the paper from moving rearward when it has; once been advanced.

ln operation, a roll of the paper having l been entered in the space between the walls 19 and 2st upon the spindle 01, and the same having been engaged in operative position, the extending end of the coiled strip is passed under the pin 08 and below` the channel guides "(1, snllcient for the lingers 80 to engage with the same. dit that time the cutter plate 02, and attached parts are raised and held in a raised position, duc to the engagement of the block 100 with the spring detent 102.

Upon raising the handle from the position shown in YFig. 2, into that indicated in lfig. i", the lever end 231 will be depressed, causing the bolt 3S to move within the slot which action rotates the lever 4:0 upon the axis eil, and ultimately causes the arm 108 to make contact with the detent 102, forcing it outwardly against the spring 103, which it continued, will release the block 100, permitting it, together with the cutter, to descend under the impetus of the spring 85.

Simultaneously with rotating` the slotted lever 50, the lifting toe 57 is depressed, which, due to its leverage, moves downward in advance and completely out of the path of the block 100, prior to its release, so that when the detent 102 `is disengaged from the block 100, the cutter head and knife carriedl thereby is impelled downward, until the pinsl 96 make contact with the spring arms 95, cushioning its descent, at which time the label will have been severed and :rilixed to the goods.

immediately upon release of pressure upon the actuating lever 33, the parts are returned to their normal initial position, due to the effect of the spring 15, the lifting toe 57 making contact with the lower side of the extended bl ck 100, raising it upward until the detent 102 has been engaged thereunder, whereupon the implement is ready for a further operation.

llrom the foregoing it will be seen that an effective implement has been disclosed for attaching labels, which may be applied in an expeditious manner with a minimum of physical energy in operation.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

ln a label affixing apparatus, the combination with a hollow sectional frame, and a handle extending therefrom adapted to ca ry a roll of paper rotatably mounted in said extension, means for guiding and feeding said paper, a knife having` Aserrations at its cutting` end mounted in the path of the paper, said knife being spring impelled downward, a detent engageable with said knife whereby it is normally held in a raised position, an actuating lever pivoted in said body, said lever being adapted for a manual operation, a detent releasing lever, i link connecting said actuating lever and 'gl detent releasing lever, a slotted lever L. otcd the outer end of said body, and a Vlifting toe formed with said slotted lever whereby said knife is raised, and means car ried by said knife for pressing the label lirmly upon the article.

2. ln a label aliixing apparatus, the combination with a hollow body having a handle attached at one end and a hollow extension seemed laterally on said body, adapted to carry a paper strip, means for advancing a definite length of the paper strip, a knife mounted to operate vertically in said extension, a spring adapted to force said knife downward, a block formed with said knife extending into the body, a detent engageable with said block whereby it is normally held in a raised position, means for guiding said knife, a cushioning means adapted to engage with said knife near the lower limit of its travel, a hand operated lever pivoted to said body, means combined therewith adapted to raise said knife, so as to be engaged'by said detent, and means operated by said lever adapted to move said detent out of engagement with said block whereby said knife may descend.

3. ln a label afhxing apparatus, the combination with a hollow metallic body having an extending handle at one end, a hollow lateral extension combined with said body, adapted to carry a roll of paper, means for feeding the paper, means for preventing retrograde movement of the paper, a serrated knife adapted to sever the paper, spring actuated means for forcing said knife downward, a block engaged with said knife extending into said body, a spring actuated detent engageable with said block whereby it is held when in a raised position, a manually operated hand lever pivoted in said body, a slotted lever pivoted in said body, means actuated by said hand lever whereby the slotted lever is caused to rotate upon its axis, a link carried by said manually operated hand lever, a detent releasinglever connected to said link, a raising toe formed with said. slotted lever adapted to raise said knife after its descent, and a. presser foot carried by said knife adapted to press the label iirmly upon the article.

4. ln a label aflixing apparatus, the combination with a handled hollow body, a hollow extension secured laterally thereto adapted to carry a paper strip, means for removing said strip, a spring actuated finger adapted to advance said paper strip forward, other fingers adapted to prevent it from moving rearward, a vertically opererated cutter head in said extension, a cutter on said head, a detent engageable with said cutter whereby it normally is held in a raised position, a spring adapted to force vmeans; for raising said lever so as to engage with said detent, said means becoming op" eratrve at one full movement'l of said hand 10 lever.

In testimony whereof I have afxed m Si gnature. Y

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